"Our investigative team is analyzing the evidence and the scene and speaking with witnesses. They are analyzing the damage on both vehicles," said Lt. Larry Ash, New Milford Police Department public information officer.

Ash said it would be premature to say if there are possible charges pending against the bus driver, Alicia Gardos, 49, of New Milford.

"The accident is still in the hands of the New Milford Police Department, and to my knowledge no conclusion has yet been reached. The driver is off the road pending the conclusion of the police investigation," Woods said Monday.

No students were on the bus at the time of the collision, and Gardos was not injured, police said.

Lipton's motorcycle was headed west on Pickett District Road when it collided with the eastbound school bus, which was making a left turn into a parking lot across from the community playground beside John Pettibone School, according to police.

Lipton was employed by Kimberly-Clark Corp., which has a plant on Pickett District Road.